EP1480298A3 - Press fitting head, apparatus and method for press fitting - Google Patents

Press fitting head, apparatus and method for press fitting Download PDF

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EP1480298A3
EP1480298A3 EP04253016A EP04253016A EP1480298A3 EP 1480298 A3 EP1480298 A3 EP 1480298A3 EP 04253016 A EP04253016 A EP 04253016A EP 04253016 A EP04253016 A EP 04253016A EP 1480298 A3 EP1480298 A3 EP 1480298A3
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press fitting
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Yuji Tyco Electronics AMP K.K. Ikeda
Kiyomi Tyco Electronics AMP K.K. Maruyama
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    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R43/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors
    • H01R43/20—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve
    • H01R43/205—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of line connectors or current collectors or for joining electric conductors for assembling or disassembling contact members with insulating base, case or sleeve with a panel or printed circuit board
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
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    • H01R12/585—Terminals having a press fit or a compliant portion and a shank passing through a hole in the printed circuit board
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    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
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Abstract

The invention concerning a press fitting head (10) which positions roughly L-shaped leg contacts (21,22) of a connector (20) having multiple rows of said contacts equipped with shoulders and press fit sections provided near their lower ends. The head (10) reliably press-fits the press-fit sections into a substrate (30). The invention also concerns an apparatus equipped with the press fitting head (10), and a method for press fitting. The head (10) is equipped with abutment sections which abut the shoulders, and lateral and longitudinal positioning walls which respectively position the shoulders in lateral and longitudinal directions.
EP04253016A 2003-05-23 2004-05-21 Press fitting head, apparatus and method for press fitting Expired - Fee Related EP1480298B1 (en)

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EP07117664A EP1879267A3 (en) 2003-05-23 2004-05-21 Press fitting apparatus and related method

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JP2003146596 2003-05-23
JP2003146596A JP4299056B2 (en) 2003-05-23 2003-05-23 Press-fitting device and press-fitting method

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EP1480298A2 (en) 2004-11-24
EP1879267A3 (en) 2008-02-27
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